Ice house



v May 6, 1924.

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E. V. BLANKENSHIP ICE HOUSE Filed Jan. 29 1923 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Patented May 6, 1924i.

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EDWIN V. BLANKENSI-IIP, OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA.

Ion House.

Application filed January 28, 1923. Serial No. 615,721.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN V. BLANKEN- saw, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bozeman, in the county of Gallatin and State of Montana, have invented a new and useful lee House, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to building construction, and more particularly to a build ing especially designed for storing and housing ice.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a building adapted to receive ice which has been made by subjecting water converted into a fine spray, to the cold atmosphere.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for compensating for the expansion of the ice caused by the freezing of the fluid.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the'invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without-departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elcvational View disclosing a building constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line i2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on line 3 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the building may be of any desired formation and includes outer walls 5, inner side Walls 6 and inner end walls 7, the walls 6 and 7 being spaced from the walls 5 to permit of movementof the walls 6 and 7 with respect to the walls 5.

Disposed in the sauce between the walls 5, 6 and 7 are coiled springs 8 which are secured in position in any desired manner, the coiled springs being arranged in vertical spaced relation with each other to support the walls 6 and '7 throughout the lengths thereof.

The walls 6 and 7 are secured together by means of the angle irons 9 disposed at points adjacent to the side edges of the walls 6 and 7, each angle iron being formed with an elongated opening 10 designed to accommodate the bolt 11 associated therewith, so that the walls 6 and 7 may move with respect to each other.

These angle irons 9 are also arranged in vertical spaced relation with each other in order that the walls connected thereby will be held vertically throughout their lengths, and insure a proper freezing of the ice. To further insure against lateral movement of the walls 6 and 7, plates 9 are provided, the plates being formed with elongated openings to accommodate the bolts 10 that are carried by the vertical bars 11, secured to the walls 5, 6 and 7. Due to this construction, it is obvious that movement of the walls 6 and 7 with respect to the outer walls 5, will be permitted.

Partitioning members 12 are arranged within the walls 6 and 7 and extend throughout the height of the building providing compartments 13 to receive the frozen spray to form the same into uniform blocks.

In each corner of the building and ar ranged between the compartments formed by the inner walls 6 and 7 are the vertically disposed boards 14 which prevent lateral movement of the walls 6 and 7 but provide guideways between which the walls 6 and 7 may move to compensate for the expansion of the ice.

A suitable cover not shown may be provided for the building, the cover being however, of the removable type wherein when the building becomes filled with ice, the cover may be readily positioned. The reference character 15 designates a pipe which may have communication with the tank 16 which supplies thepipe 15 with fluid, the nozzle 17 which is arranged on one end of the pipe 15 being designed to break the water into a line spray at a point above the upper end of the building, so that the spray will readily freeze and fall into the compartments formed within the building.

In the use of the system, it is to be understood that a building should be located in a freezing zone so that the fluid may be readily frozen in amanner as described.

While I have shown and described the nozzle 17 as fed to a pipe which is in communication with a tank, it is to be understood that the pipe may be in communication with any suitable source of fluid supply. It might be further stated that suitangle irons connecting the inner walls, said angle irons having slots, bolts carried by the inner walls and extending through the slots to permit of movement of the inner walls with respect to each other, and means for holding the outer Walls in spaced relation with the inner walls.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN V. BLANKENSHIP. l Vitnesses J. H. BAKER, CHAS. VANDENHOOK. 

